- published: 04 May 2011
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Jerusalem ( /dʒəˈruːsələm/; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushaláyim ; Arabic: القُدس al-Quds and/or أورشليم Ûrshalîm) is the capital of Israel, though not internationally recognized as such, and one of the oldest cities in the world. It is located in the Judean Mountains, between the Mediterranean Sea and the northern edge of the Dead Sea. If the area and population of East Jerusalem is included, it is Israel's largest city in both population and area, with a population of 801,000 residents over an area of 125.1 km2 (48.3 sq mi). Jerusalem is also a holy city to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times. The oldest part of the city was settled in the 4th millennium BCE. In 1538, walls were built around Jerusalem under Suleiman the Magnificent. Today those walls define the Old City, which has been traditionally divided into four quarters—known since the early 19th century as the Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Quarters. The Old City became a World Heritage site in 1981, and is on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Modern Jerusalem has grown far beyond its boundaries.
RADIO STATION | GENRE | LOCATION |
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Free Palestine Radio | World Middle East | Palestine |
Alaqsa Voice | Talk | Palestine |
Al-Quds Radio | News,World Middle East | Palestine |
Raya FM | Varied | Palestine |
Nor shall my sword rest in my hand
'til we have founded Jerusalem
Here in Englands green and Pleasant Land"
William Blake (1778)
And here's this crystal city
That is mapped out like the stars
She's been waiting there for ages
For us to give her force
Some call her Ynnis Glytrr
Crystal Isle to you or me
So full of glowing emanations
That you don't need eyes to see
So here inside these valleys
That are so full of energy
We'll build a New Jerusalem
With Love from You to Me
Pyramids and Stonehenge
Are Ley lines to this place
City of Revelations
That governs inner space
So now tune in your auras
Let Solstice music sound
And build New Age vibrations
And feed them to the ground
So here inside these valleys
That are so full of energy
We'll build a New Jerusalem
With Love from You to Me
Light that shines through darkness
For us, it's plain to see
Our Cosmic generation
Has power enough to be
So find this inner vision
And grasp it at the start
And build a New Jerusalem
Inside your loving heart
And here inside these valleys
That are so full of energy
We'll build a New Jerusalem
With Love from You to Me